> The last war on terror, the war against the anarchists, lasted about 40-45 years, from the 1880's to the 1920's...
Don't forget Sen. McCarthy's and the HUAC's vigilance against the Communist terror. How long did it take to defeat Marxism? 1948-1992 or so? Once again, a generation. And the bastards still rule N. Korea, Cuba, VN, and are terrorizing Nepal and the Andes.
The Liberals said world Communism was inevitable. They were so wrong about that then and wrong about the threat of Islamic Fascism now. Thinkers like the Speaker need to point out what needs to be done over and over, I'm afraid.
I suppose one could compare the Cold War to the War on Terror, although the Communists did not use the same tactics as the anarchists or the Islamists. The Communists relied mostly on infiltration and subversion rather than bombs.
In fact, after the establishment of the Soviet Union, many American anarchists either went to the Soviet Union or were deported there. They were told by the Soviets to renounce anarchism and toe the Communist line. Those who refused were eventually sent to Siberia or executed.